Daniel Sams stretchered off after horrific collision with Cameron Bancroft in Big Bash League
A bloodied Bancroft was able to walk off the pitch, while Sams required more assistance
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Your support makes all the difference.Daniel Sams was taken off the pitch on a stretcher on Friday, after a nasty collision with teammate Cameron Bancroft during a Big Bash League game.
The Sydney Thunder pair were in action against the Perth Scorchers when they chased the same ball, clashing heads as they did so.
The incident left Bancroft, 32, with a bloodied nose but able to stand and leave the field of his own volition, while Sams was in a worse condition. Sams, also 32, required a stretcher and was taken off the pitch before play resumed.
The match, at Optus Stadium in Perth, had been paused for 12 minutes by the time it got back under way.
The Sydney Thunder wrote on social media: “Both players are conscious and talking, demonstrating symptoms of concussion, and have possible fractures. Both have been transported to hospital for assessment.”
The collision occurred during the first innings, as Sams and Bancroft pursued a shot played by Cooper Connolly.
“There’s been a horrendous collision,” said Fox Cricket commentator Mel Jones. “There’s concern here. Both players fully committed to the ball, eyes on it. Didn’t see each other coming.
“This is what you don’t want to see, medical staff out there immediately. The major concern is around Daniel Sams.
“Good signs there as it’s Cam Bancroft on his feet, actually walking off the ground. Looks like some damage done to his nose. Such courage. It was all eyes on the ball for both of them.”
Perth finished their innings with a score of 177-4, with Connolly on 43 not out. Ollie Davies and Hugh Weibgen replaced Bancroft and Sams in the Thunder’s batting order for their innings, coming in as concussion substitutes.
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